Aims:
The
purpose of this study was to examine the effect ofThoppukaranam on
selective attention and psychological states in a sample of young adults.
Settings and Designs:
A
randomized self-as-control within subjects design was employed. Thirty
undergraduate students (4 females and 26 males) from a residential Yoga
University in Southern India were recruited for this study (group mean age ±
standard deviation, 20.17 ± 2.92).
Materials and Methods:
The
d2 test, State Anxiety Inventory-Short Form and State Mindful Attention
Awareness Scale (SMAAS) were used to measure cognitive performance and
psychological states. Assessments were made in three sessions: Baseline,
control (squats), and experimental (Thoppukaranam)
on 3 separate days.
Statistical analysis used:
Data
were analyzed using one-way repeated measures analyses of variance between
three sessions that is, baseline, squat, and Thoppukaranam.
Results:
There
was a significant improvement in all measures of the d2 test of attention (TN,
E, TN-E, E%, and concentration performance) and state mindfulness after Thoppukaranam.
Further state anxiety reduced significantly after the experimental session.
Conclusions:
These
findings indicate Thoppukaranam results
in enhancement of cognitive functioning and psychological states.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4097921/
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